Super Easy Mickey Head Hanging Lights

[my3princes]

These are lights that anyone can make:

 

[MikeAidanEoinMom]

These are lights that anyone can make:

CUTE so how did you do it??

 

[my3princes]

Materials:

Light set from Home Depot ($12.99)

Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
Sharpie
round shape to trace such as a glass tumbler
sharp scissors
Colored plastic balls (I used balls that we had leftover from a ball pit that the kids used to have. They worked well as the plastic was thin and easy to cut and the colors matched fairly closely)

Time about 1/2 hour

Step One
Take one of the jelly balls off of the light

Step two
Using Sharpie trace around your glass to get the round shape
(be sure to leave enough jelly material between the light hole and the ears for the ball to maintain its form)

Step three
Trace again on opposite side keeping things symmetrical

Step four
Use sharp scissors to cut the circles out on both sides

Step five
cut a smaller hole out of the balls to let the light shine through

step six
use the hot glue gun to glue the balls into the cut out circles. Hold in place until the glue sets up

Step seven
put the light sockets back in place and plug in. You are done!!!


***Make sure that you pay attention to where the strings are placed to hang the lights as you want them to hang properly when done.***

Most importantly Have Fun!!!

 

[MikeAidanEoinMom]

Materials:

Light set from Home Depot ($12.99)

Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
Sharpie
round shape to trace such as a glass tumbler
sharp scissors
Colored plastic balls (I used balls that we had leftover from a ball pit that the kids used to have. They worked well as the plastic was thin and easy to cut and the colors matched fairly closely)

Time about 1/2 hour

Step One
Take one of the jelly balls off of the light

Step two
Using Sharpie trace around your glass to get the round shape
(be sure to leave enough jelly material between the light hole and the ears for the ball to maintain its form)

Step three
Trace again on opposite side keeping things symmetrical

Step four
Use sharp scissors to cut the circles out on both sides

Step five
cut a smaller hole out of the balls to let the light shine through

step six
use the hot glue gun to glue the balls into the cut out circles. Hold in place until the glue sets up

Step seven
put the light sockets back in place and plug in. You are done!!!


***Make sure that you pay attention to where the strings are placed to hang the lights as you want them to hang properly when done.***

Most importantly Have Fun!!!

Thanks!!

 

[bear74]

wow Deb those look great.

We don't have any of these though, wonder what else I could use.

 

[GoofyaboutMickey]

WOW! What a great Idea! You are so cleaver. We have tons of those balls but I would have never thought of that. I can't wait to try it.

 

[PolynesianPixie]

Thanks! How cute!

 

[GoofTroop79]

Too cute, Thanks for the instruction!

 

[Steamboat Marti]

Deb - that is very clever and thanks for the step by step instructions. Do you have any suggestions for ears if we don't have a ball pit? Are ping pong balls too small?

 

[my3princes]

Deb - that is very clever and thanks for the step by step instructions. Do you have any suggestions for ears if we don't have a ball pit? Are ping pong balls too small?

ping pong balls are too small. The ones we used are more of a baseball size. I think even a bit larger would look good, but I used what we had. Check the toy section at your local Department store, most of them sell replacement balls for ball pits. Colored wiffle balls would probably work too.

 

[my3princes]

I stopped in Home Depot today and they had the light sets on sale for $7.99

 

[noahdove]

These are great!!!! where did you find your countdown ticker??

 

[Kitchensinkguy]

I got my countdown here:

http://www.v50.net/cdgenerator.php

 

[Mrs_C]

These lights are so cool.

 

[mickeyfan4life]

that is so cute, so going to try that .